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Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2026, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Jambulapati called the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Padmini Jambulapati, Chair Alka Bhanot COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE REMOTELY: Nirali Thakkar, Vice Chair Aasiyah Baig Sarah Chen Bhumika Purohit Alpha Shrestha Nayer Sikder PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Jelina Tunstill- Community Advancement Network APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on July 16, 2026. The minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on July 16, 2026 were approved on Vice Chair Thakkar’s motion, Commissioner Chen’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Sikder was off the dais. Commissioners Dolling, Huang, Li and Yang were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. Presentation by SAFE Alliance regarding public health services. Presented by Dani Fletcher, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, SAFE Allliance. The presentation was made by Dani Fletcher, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, SAFE Alliance. Presentation by Indie Meme regarding programming and partnership opportunities. Presented by Radhika Malhotra, Executive Director, Indie Meme. ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The presentation was made by Radhika Malhotra, Executive Director, Indie Meme. 4. Discussion regarding the Lever of Economic Mobility Index reflection. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve the creation of a working group regarding identifying engagement opportunities. The motion to approve the creation of a working group regarding identifying engagement opportunities was made by Vice Chair Thakkar, seconded by Commissioner Chen on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Dolling, Huang, Li and Yang were absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 6. 7. Update from the AARC Working Group regarding updates from the last meeting. The update was given by Vice Chair Thakkar and Chair Jambulapati. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee regarding sharing goals and focus areas. The update was given by Vice Chair Thakkar. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Approve an Alternate representative for the Joint Inclusion Committee. Presentation from Austin Parks and Recreation regarding Senior Programs serving the aging Asian American community. Presentation from Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment regarding the Creative Reset. Chair Jambulapati adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m. without objection. 2